The Venerable Bede Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles (Cistercian Studies Series) [Hardcover]

the Venerable, Saint Bede (Author), Lawrence T. Martin (Translator)

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Publication Date: October 1989 | Series: Cistercian Studies Series

Bede's commentary on the Book of Acts is one of his earliest exegetical works (usually dated between 709 and 710) and one of his most popular and influential. None of the Latin Fathers of the Church had written a commentary on this book, and those which existed in Greek were unlikely to have been known in the West. Bede became the authority on Acts for countless subsequent students of Scripture. The breadth of Bede's mind, the diversity of his interests, and the thoroughness of his research are all mirrored in this work. Allegory is freely interspersed with practical commentary, textual analysis with mystical interpretation. Far from being a quaint relic of outdated exegesis, the commentary can be of practical use to modern Christians who read it in the spirit in which it was written: meditation on the workings of God.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Latin

Product Details

• Hardcover: 250 pages
• Publisher: Cistercian Pubns (October 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879076178
• ISBN-13: 978-0879076177
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
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This review is from: The Venerable Bede Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles (Cistercian Studies Series , No 117) (Paperback)

Venerable Bede was an early student of Acts, and his perspective is a precious one. He mentions the validity of certain traditions about its origins, speaks about what early Church Fathers (including Augustine and Jerome) thought about it, and provides meditations on its content. I am using it as a supplementary text in our Acts Bible Study, and we all find it delightful in its freshness and depth. Historically, it is also a wonderful touchstone for understanding later interpretations.